Barnard's Star - Wikipedia
Barnard's Star is a small red dwarf star in the constellation of Ophiuchus. At a distance of 5.96 light-years (1.83 pc) from Earth, it is the fourth-nearest-known individual star to the Sun after the three components of the Alpha Centauri system, and is the closest star in the northern celestial hemisphere. [15] .
Barnard’s star | Distance, Facts, & Planet | Britannica
2024年11月22日 · Barnard’s star, second nearest star to the Sun (after the triple system of Proxima Centauri and Alpha Centauri’s A and B components considered together), at a distance of 5.95 light-years. It is named for Edward Emerson Barnard, the American astronomer who discovered it in 1916.
Barnard’s Star: Second Closest Star System to Earth - Star Facts
2024年10月4日 · Barnard’s Star (Gliese 699) is a red dwarf located only 5.96 light-years away in the constellation Ophiuchus. It is the fourth nearest individual star to Earth, after the three components of the Alpha Centauri system.
The enduring mystique of Barnard's Star - EarthSky
2021年11月14日 · Sometimes called Barnard's Runaway Star, it's one of the best known stars in the history of astronomy and in popular culture.
Barnard’s Star | News | Astrobiology
2018年11月23日 · Barnard’s a very-low-mass red dwarf star in the constellation of Ophiuchus. It is the fourth-nearest-known individual star to the sun (after the three components of the Alpha Centauri system) and the closest star in the Northern Celestial hemisphere.
Barnard's star - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
At a distance of about 1.8 parsecs from the Solar System, or just under six light-years, Barnard's Star is the nearest known star in the constellation Ophiuchus, and the fourth-closest known individual star to the Sun, after the three components of the Alpha Centauri system.
Tiny Earth-Like World Discovered Orbiting Nearest Single Star to …
2024年10月2日 · The nearest single star to the Solar System has just yielded up a rare and wonderful treasure. Around a red dwarf known as Barnard's star, which lies just 5.96 light-years away, astronomers have found evidence of an exoplanet.
Barnard’s Star Finally Has a Planet, and Possibly More
2024年11月17日 · Barnard’s Star is a dim, reddish ball of gas just six light-years away from Earth in the constellation Ophiuchus. It is the nearest stand-alone star to our sun, but with only one-fifth the...
Barnard’s Star - Astronomy Magazine
2024年1月1日 · Like Proxima Centauri, Barnard’s Star is a red dwarf, possibly an old disk star that formed before our galaxy became enriched with heavy elements. Barnard’s Star shines brightly enough to be...
What Is Barnard’s Star And Will It Collide With Our Sun?
2023年10月19日 · Named after American astronomer E.E Barnard, this star is the second-nearest star to the Earth (if the three components of the Alpha Centauri system are considered as one). Most of its physical characteristics are similar to those already mentioned for …